Box or container



1960 R. E. VAN RQSEN 2,922,564

BOX 0R CONTAINER Filed Aug. 9, 1956 2 SheetsSheet 1 RNEYS Jan. 26, 1960R. E. VAN RQSEN BOX 0R CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 9, 1956INVENTOR ,Paaartflzvfiaws/v United States Patent BOX 0R CONTAINER RobertE. Van Rosen, New York, N.Y. Application August 9, 1956, Serial No.602,975

2 Claims. 01. 229-44 glued by the manufacturer of the product to beenclosed in the box.

Another object of the invention is to produce a box which can be adaptedfor use on existing types of cigarette packaging machines with a minimumof alterations therein.

Still another object is the achievement of economies in the amount ofpaper stock used for the box, as well as a greater rate of speed insetting up and gluing the blank.

Other objects relating to details in economies of the invention willappear from the description.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and defined in the claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank out of which thecontainer or box of this invention may be constructed. The score linesto assist in folding are indicated by dot-dash lines, and the throughcuts are indicated by full lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank of Fig. l. with the liner thereoffolded over on top of the outer body portion of the blank.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the blank partially assembled to showthe relative position of various parts of the blank during the assemblythereof.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the completed box or container with thetop thereof in open position.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the box or container with the top inclosed position.

- Fig. 6 is a section through 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a section through 7-7 of Fig. 6 with the space between theside panels of the liner and the sides of the outer body portion of thebox somewhat exaggerated to make it clear that there is such a space andthat these walls are not secured together.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a blank showing a slightly differentmodification of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is illus ice of the presentinvention is formed consists of an'outer body portion B and a linerportion L. The outer body portion comprises 4 sections or panels whichform'the four sides of the box, and attached to these panels aresuitable flaps to form the top and bottom of the box. The front panel isshown at 1. It has an upper flap 2 and a lower flap 3. The back panel 5has an upper flap 6 and a lower flap 7. The side panel, or sectionbetween the panels 1 and 5, is shown at 9 and has an upper flap 10 and alower flap 12. The outer side panel which lies between the body portionB and the linerL is shown at 14 and has an upper flap 15 and a lowerflap 16. Suitable score lines between the panels and flaps aid infolding over the flaps to form the top and bottom of the box. The scoreline between the panel 5 and flap 6 is shown at 18 and that between thepanel 5 and flap 7 is shown at 19. The score line between the panel 9and flap 10 is shown at 20, and that be: tween panel 9 and flap 12 isshown at 21. The score line between panel 1 and flap 2 is shown at 23and between panel 1 and flap 3 at 24. The score line between panel 14and flap 15 is shown at 25 and that between panel 14 and flap 16 isshown at 26. The score line between panels 5 and 9 is shown at 27 andbetween panels 9 and 1 at 28 and between panels 1 and 14 at 29. Thescore line between the outer body portion B and the liner L is shown at30. v

The present invention is illustrated in connection with a hinged topwhich is hinged to the back of the outer body portion and when closedoverlies the upper end of the liner. This top is formed by a suitablecut which extends across the front panel 1 and the two side panels 9 and14. In the panel 9 this cut is shown at 32 and in the panel 1 at 33 andin the panel 14 at 34.

The portion of the blank which would subsequently form the liner shownat L comprises a front panel 35, a side panel 36, and another side panel37. A score line between panels 35 and 36 is shown at 38 and the onebetween panels 35 and 37 is shown at 39. Cut lines on panel 37 of theliner blank are shown at 40 and 41 to form glue flaps 43 and 44,respectively. Additional cuts are made at 46 and 47 to form frictiontabs 46 and 47.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing the liner L is shown folded over the bodyportion B along a part of the score line 30. Glue flaps 43 and 44 areshown projecting from the right in this figure.

In Fig. 3 another step in assembling the box is illustrated. The sidesof the outer body portion of the liner are folded along score lines 28and 29, and the glue flaps 43 and 44 are folded at right angles to panel14 preparatory to receiving back panel 5 for the gluing operation whichwill circumferentially join various panels of the outer body portion.

As is well known in the art, the various flaps projecting from thepanels or sides may be folded to form the top andbottom of the box. Inthe construction illustrating this invention, flaps 12 and 16 may befirst turned in, followed by flap 7 and then flap 3 to form the bottomof the box. The top of the box may be formed by first turning in flaps10 and 15. This may then be followed by flap 6 and finally flap 2 sothat flap 2 is visible on the top of the box and flap 3 is visible onthe bottom thereof.

When the box is assembled from the blank it is as shown in Figs. 4-7.The top of the box is hinged to the back panel 5 along the score line50. It may swing down into the closed position shown in Fig. 5 where itwill be engaged by the friction tabs 46 and 47' to hold it in place.Because the liner L is not glued to the inside of the body portion it issufiiciently adjustable in relation to the body poriton and to the topto permit the top to be readily opened and closed. It will be seen uponexamining Fig. 1 that the cut 34 terminates on the fold line 30 at apoint between the spaced glued flaps 43 and 44. The upper flap 43 isadapted to join the sides ,of the top of the box. It will serve toattach the side of the box which is formed by the upper part citrpanel14to the back of the top which is formed between score lines 18 and 50shown on the panel 5 in Fig. 1. The glue flap 44 is designed to beattached to the left side of panel 5 as viewed in Fig. 1 to secure thefour sides or panels of the outer body portion together.

Some modifications may be made in the embodiment shown for the purposeof saving paper board or for other reasons. For instance, the bottom ofthe liner L as shown at 60 in Figs. 1 and 2 may be brought down so thatit is an extension of the line 61 which forms the bottom edge of thepanel 37. In this way the bottom edge of panels 35 and 36 will contactthe bottom of the box when assembled. This would give a little morestiffness to the liner, but obviously would require somewhat more boardthan in the design shown in Figs. 1-3.

- On the other hand this line 60 could be raised considerably from whereit is shown in Figs. 1-3. It could be moved up until it was only /8 or/2 an inch lower down than the cut line 33. This would save more boardbut would permit the liner more flexibility which in some instancesmight be quite permissible but in others might be undesirable.

Another embodiment or modification is shown in Fig. 8 where the samenumbers are used to identify similar parts, but the numeral 60' is usedto show the bottoms of the panels 35 and 36 which are cut on a diagonal.This construction is arnodification which uses somewhat less board thanthe modification illustrated in Figs. 1-3 and for some uses is quitesatisfactory.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is as follows:

1. In a container of a type having a hinged top comprising an outer bodyportion made up of front, back and side panels for the container withextending flaps to form the top and bottom thereof, a liner portionconnected to one side panel of said outer body portion and comprisingfront and side panels with one of said side panels adjacent andconnected to a side panel of said outer body portion, a cut line 'forthe hinged top of the container extending across the front panel andboth side panels of said outer body portion and terminating at the foldline connecting said outer body and liner, a glue flap cut out of saidliner side panel adjacent to said outer body portion, said glue flapbeing disposed below said cut line and attached to said back panel ofsaid outer body portion to secure the parts of the outer body portion together.

2. In a container of a type having a hinged top as defined in claim 1,and a second glue flap cutout of said liner side panel above said outline and attached to the back of said top to secure the front, back andsides of said top together.

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